THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015

ECLIPSE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), Beholder (HennyHughes) and Runhappy (Super Saver) are the three finalists for2015 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year, it was announcedWednesday. Zayat Stables=s American Pharoah, 2014's champion juvenile,enjoyed an historic sophomore campaign that included the firstTriple Crown win in 37 years and was capped by an effortless 6 1/2-length victory in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic. With an 8-7-1-0 record for the season, the homebred accrued recordearnings of $8,288,800 and is a veritable shoe-in for both Horseof the Year and champion 3-year-old male. Beholder, meanwhile, champion 2-year-old filly and champion3-year-old filly in 2012 and 2013, respectively, posted a perfectfive-for-five campaign last season, that included a jaw-dropping8 1/4-length romp against males in Del Mar=s GI Pacific Classic S.in August. The 5-year-old Spendthrift Farm colorbearer earned$1,068,300, and is also nominated in the older dirt femalecategory. Sophomore Runhappy, also a finalist for champion 3-year-oldmale and for champion male sprinter, annexed the GI King=sBishop, GI Breeders= Cup Sprint and GI Malibu S. en route to a$1,466,900 2015 bankroll. Nominees in 17 equine and human categories wereannounced Wednesday morning from Gulfstream Park. TheEclipse champions will be announced during a ceremony atGulfstream Jan. 16. Glen Hill Farm=s Leonard Lavin will receivethe Eclipse Award of Merit for his lifetime achievements, whileJohn O=Neill will receive an award for Horseplayer of the Yearand six media Eclipse Awards will be presented. The ceremonywill be broadcast on Xpressbet.com and via the RacetrackTelevision Network (RTN). See complete list of finalists p3

KINDER REACHES HIS LIMITby Jessica Martini

My Limit (Wagon Limit--Piney Woods, by Valid Appeal), the

dam of recent GI La Brea S. winner

Birdatthewire (Summer Bird) was

taken out of the Keeneland

November sale two months ago,

but she is expected to keep her

engagement at the first session of

the Keeneland January Horses of

All Ages Sale next Monday. Still,

the decision to sell the mare

almost didn=t happen, according to co-owner Ralph Kinder of

Alliance Bloodstock. Cont. p7

American Pharoah completes the Triple Crown | NYRA/S Raisher

Birdatthewire | Leslie Martin

GOLD COAST SALE OFF TO POSITIVE STARTMagic Millions kicked off its six-day Gold Coast Yearling SaleWednesday in encouraging style, with figures jumping acrossthe board. Eight youngsters sold for a half-million or more,headed by an A$800,000 Exceed and Excel (Aus) coltpurchased by Hong Kong-based agent George Moore. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe.

MOTION AT MAGIC MILLIONS 8Trainer Graham Motion checks in again from Australia

as selling gets underway at Magic Millions.

KEENELAND ANNOUNCES SPRING STAKES SCHED. 10Keeneland announced the stakes schedule for its 2016 meet, which

features 16 added-money events worth $4,255,000.

Where can I find all of the industry=s most important upcoming dates?With 2016 off and rolling, the TDN Industry Calendar is the perfect tool to help you stay

up-to-date with the latest sales, racing and industry events.

Click here for the TDN Industry Calendar.

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2014 Horse of the Year California

Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) drew the

four post for his seasonal debut

in Santa Anita=s GII San Pasqual S.

Benoit Photo

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2015 ECLIPSE AWARD FINALISTSWinners to be announced Saturday, January 16, 2016

Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino, Hallandale Beach, Florida

Horse of the Year:American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) Beholder (Henny Hughes)Runhappy (Super Saver)

Older Dirt Male:Honor Code (A.P. Indy)Liam=s Map (Unbridled=s Song)Tonalist (Tapit)

Older Dirt Female:Beholder (Henny Hughes)Sheer Drama (Burning Roma)Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat)

2yo Male:Airoforce (Colonel John) Mohaymen (Tapit)Nyquist (Uncle Mo)

2yo Female:Catch a Glimpse (City Zip)Rachel=s Valentina (Bernardini)Songbird (Medaglia d=Oro)

3yo Male:American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) Dortmund (Big Brown) Runhappy (Super Saver)

3yo Female:Found (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})I=m a Chatterbox (Munnings)Stellar Wind (Curlin)

Male Sprinter:Private Zone (Macho Uno)Rock Fall (Speightstown) Runhappy (Super Saver)

Female Sprinter:La Verdad (Yes It=s True)Lady Shipman (Midshipman)Wavell Avenue (Harlington)

Turf Male:Big Blue Kitten (Kitten=s Joy)Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire})The Pizza Man (English Channel)

Turf Female:Found (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})Stephanie=s Kitten (Kitten=s Joy) Tepin (Bernstein)

Steeplechase Horse:Bob Le Beau (Ire) (Big Bad Bob {Ire})Dawalan (Fr) (Azamour {Ire})Demonstrative (Elusive Quality)

Owner:Midwest Thoroughbreds, Ken & Sarah Ramsey, Zayat Stables

Breeder:Darley, Ken & Sarah Ramsey, Zayat Stables

Trainer:Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher

Jockey:Javier Castellano, Victor Espinoza, Irad Ortiz, Jr.

Apprentice Jockey:Eric Cancel, Angel Cruz, Tyler Gaffalione

F-T GRADS DOMINATE ECLIPSE AWARDS After a bang-up year both in the sales ring and on the racetrack, it was no surprise that Fasig-Tipton graduates dominated the list of fi-nalists for the 2015 Eclipse Awards. An impressive twelve graduates were nominated for divisional honors; many whom are expected to take home their respective divisional titles. The Fasig-Tipton graduates are led by American Pharoah (Pio-neerof the Nile), who is a shoo-in winner for both Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old Male. He is a horse who set the racing world alight and etched his name forever in history with a masterful 2015 campaign. Already a champion 2-year-old, he annexed seven graded stakes this year – six of them Grade I’s -- and brilliantly broke the 37-year Triple Crown drought in the process. As if his season wasn’t already one for the record books, the Zayat Stables LLC colorbearer capped off an extraordi-nary career by hitting the proverbial ‘Grand Slam’ of horse racing with a record-setting win in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic against elders. A graduate of the 2013 Saratoga Yearling Sale, the colt amassed $8,288,800 in earnings by the end of 2015 and secured a new single-season record for earnings under the tutelage of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Continuing the theme of potential Eclipse Award champions for Fasig-Tipton is Reddam Racing LLC’s undefeated colt Nyquist (Uncle Mo), who is heavily favored to lock up championship honors in the 2-Year-Old Male category. A perfect 5-for-5 in the 2015 season, Nyquist was purchased out of the inaugural 2015 Florida 2-Year-Old Sale at Gulf-stream Park in March and began his stakes streak with a smart score in the GII Best Pal S. His form remained consistent at the highest level, rattling off back-to-back wins in the GI Del Mar Futurity and GI FrontRunner S. before migrating East to contest the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Although he was bumped at the start and found himself much farther back than usual, the Doug O’Neill trainee closed strongly from off the pace to lock up his third consecutive Grade I and likely the 2-Year-Old division title as well. Undefeated, untested and undeniably talented, Fox Hill Farm’s Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) is highly anticipated to bring home the Eclipse honors for Champion 2-Year-Old Female. Purchased as a yearling at the 2014 Saratoga Sale, the striking bay turned heads when winning her debut by 6 1/2 lengths for trainer Jerry Hollendorf-er, and since then she has absolutely dominated her competition – all in Grade I contests. After impressive scores in the GI Del Mar Debutante and GI Chandelier S., the filly put on a truly sensational performance in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies,

skipping across the wire 5 3/4 lengths clear under a motionless Mike Smith. Another projected Eclipse Award winner for Fasig-Tipton is Robert Masterson’s Tepin (Bernstein) in the Turf Female category. The bay was an absolute model of consistency during 2015, winning four graded stakes – three of them Grade I’s – for conditioner Mark Casse. Formidable on the turf and unstoppable at a mile, the mare rattled off victories at the highest level in the GI First Lady S., GI Just A Game S. and GI Breeders’ Cup Mile. A graduate of the 2012 Saratoga Yearling Sale, her scintillating defeat of males in her Breeders’ Cup bow surely cinches up her shot at the Turf Female divisional honors. In the Eclipse Award category of Female Sprinter, Wavell Avenue (Harlington) puts herself into serious contention for the champi-onship spoils after a 1 3/4-length victory in the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. The Ontario-bred mare defeated the likes of Judy The Beauty (Ghostzapper), the Champi-on Female Sprinter of 2014, as well as multiple Grade II winner La Ver-dad (Yes It’s True). Trained by Chad Brown, the bay filly is an alum of the 2014 Kentucky July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale. Though the Eclipse Award for Champion 3-Year-Old Female is more wide-open than some of the aforementioned divisions, 2013 Saratoga and Midlantic Yearling Sale graduate Stellar Wind (Curlin) cer-tainly put herself into championship contention with four graded stakes wins in 2015, including a smart win in the GI Santa Anita Oaks before finishing runner-up against elders in the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Other Fasig-Tipton graduates are also nominated for Eclipse Awards. A graduate of the 2013 Kentucky Select Yearling Sale and 2014 Midlantic 2-Year-Old Sale, dual Grade I winner Dortmund (Big Brown) is nominated in the 3-Year-Old Male division. In the 2-Year-Old Male Eclipse division, Airoforce (Colonel John) boasts a nomination as a graduate of the 2014 Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale. GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Stopcharging-maria (Tale of the Cat) holds a nomination in the Older Dirt Female category, while GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Steph-anie’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) is nominated for Turf Female honors. Both mares are alumni of the November Sale in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Meanwhile, multiple Grade I winner and Classic victor Tonalist (Tapit) is nominated for an Eclipse Award in the Older Dirt Male category, and dual Grade I winner Rock Fall (Speightstown) is nominated for honors in the Male Sprinter division. Both nominees are representatives of the 2012 Saratoga Sale.

Announces Thursday • January 7, 2016

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Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:35 p.m. ESTFT. LAUDERDALE S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Lochte Medaglia d'Oro Castellano Vitali 123

2 Money Talker K Silent Name (Jpn) Gaffalione Carroll 1193 Key to Power A.P. Indy Lanerie Walsh 1214 Lukes Alley Flower Alley Lopez Carroll 119

5 Slip By K Curlin Hernandez Matz 1196 All Included Include Saez Pletcher 1197 War Correspondent War Front Lezcano Clement 119

8 Takeover Target K Harlan's Holiday Ortiz, Jr. Brown 123

9 Sky Flight K Sky Mesa Rosario Casse 12110 Fredericksburg Speightstown Bravo Matz 11711 Heart to Heart English Channel Leparoux Lynch 123

12 Madefromlucky K Lookin At Lucky Castellano Pletcher 119TJCIS PPsOwners: 1-Crossed Sabres Farm LLC, 2-Laconian Racing Stable, 3-PremierStables Unlimited, 4-Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc., 5-Theiline P. Scheumann,6-Wertheimer and Frere, 7-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, 8-Klaravich Stables,Inc. & William H. Lawrence, 9-John C. Oxley, 10-Ramona S. Bass, 11-TerryHamilton, 12-Cheyenne Stables LLC & Mac Nichol. Breeders: 1-MauraGittins, 2-Adena Springs, 3-Pam & Martin Wygod, 4-Eugene Melnyk,5-Grousemont Farm, 6-Wertheimer Et Frere, 7-Joseph Allen, 8-Dorothy A.Matz, 9-Aaron Sones & Beverly Sommer, 10-Ramona S. Bass, 11-Red HawkRanch, 12-RMF Thoroughbreds.

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. ESTSAN PASQUAL S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Alfa Bird K Birdstone Baze Garcia 1192 Blingo K Artie Schiller Solis Shirreffs 1193 Point Piper Giant's Causeway Bejarano Hollendorfer 1194 California Chrome Lucky Pulpit Espinoza Sherman 1195 Hoppertunity K Any Given Saturday Garcia Baffert 1216 Hard Aces Hard Spun Talamo Sadler 1217 Mystery Train (Arg) Not For Sale (Arg) Smith Vienna 1198 Imperative K Bernardini Gutierrez Baltas 119TJCIS PPsOwners: 1-Lucky Charm Stable, 2-Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Moss, 3-Gatto Racing,LLC, Russo or Schlaich, Et Al, 4-California Chrome, LLC, 5-Pegram, Watsonor Weitman, 6-Hronis Racing, LLC, 7-Red Baron's Barn, LLC or RanchoTemescal, 8-KM Racing Enterprise, Inc. Breeders: 1-WinStar Farm, LLC, 2-B.P. Walden Jr. & B. Ray, 3-Barronstown Stud, 4-Perry Martin & Steve Coburn,5-Betz/D.J. Stable/Kidder/J. Betz/Robenalt, 6-Dreamchaser Thorobreds,7-Arroyo de Luna, 8-Glencrest Farm LLC & Darley

CALIFORNIA CHROME WEBSITE LAUNCHES Taylor Made has launched a new website for Horse of the Yearand dual Classic winner California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) beforehis return to the races in Saturday=s GII San Pasqual S. The site,www.TheChampIsBack.com, features exclusivebehind-the-scenes access to California Chrome. Cont. p5

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Chrome Website cont.

"We could not be more excited about California Chrome's

comeback, and this website is a way for us to share his 2016

season with the fans that have really embraced and supported

him beyond our wildest imagination," said Duncan Taylor,

President & CEO at Taylor Made. "California Chrome is such a

special horse, and we are hopeful that he has a special season

ahead of him for his tremendous fan base to follow every step

of the way. We plan to do some cool things on the website as his

racing goals unfold, and we look forward to the fan interaction

and support."

Taylor Made will be giving away California Chrome calendars

to the first 100 visitors that sign up on the contact form on

www.TheChampIsBack.com.

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 1:35 p.m. ESTMARSHUA'S RIVER S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Sandiva (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Castellano Pletcher 1192 Partisan Politics K More Than Ready Ortiz, Jr. Brown 1213 Shanon Nicole Majestic Warrior Lanerie Wilkes 1194 Strike Charmer Smart Strike Leparoux Hennig 1195 Quiet Kitten Kitten's Joy Cruz Vitali 1216 Devine Aida K Unbridled's Song Saez Clement 1197 Hope Cross (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Bravo Brown 1178 Tuttipaesi (Ire) Clodovil (Ire) DeCarlo Mott 1219 A Little Bit Sassy K More Than Ready Rosario Matz 11710 Stiffed Stephen Got Even Lopez Mazza 11911 Can't Explain Not For Love Gaffalione Nicks 11912 Gamblers Rose K Pulpit Lanerie Romans 117TJCIS PPsOwners: 1-Al Shaqab Racing, 2-Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H.Lawrence, 3-Connie M. Apostelos, 4-Courtlandt Farms, 5-Crossed SabresFarm LLC, 6-Stronach Stables, 7-Magalen O. Bryant, 8-Valor Ladies, LLC,9-Ramona S. Bass, 10-Holly Crest Farm, 11-Whisper Hill Farm LLC,12-Calumet Farm. Breeders: 1-Denis McDonnell, 2-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC,3-Connie Apostelos, 4-Courtlandt Farm, 5-Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey,6-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC, 7-P. A. Byrne, 8-Mrs Eithne Hamilton,9-William D. Gould, 10-Holly Crest Farm, 11-Rock Talk Farm LLC, 12-PaduaStables, LLC

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Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:05 p.m. EST

HAL'S HOPE S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Matrooh K Distorted Humor Ortiz, Jr. Brown 1192 Mr. Jordan Kantharos Bravo Plesa, Jr. 1193 Mshawish K Medaglia d'Oro Castellano Pletcher 1194 Valid K Medaglia d'Oro Saez Vitali 1235 Grande Shores Black Mambo Zayas Gold 1196 Midnight Cello Midnight Lute Gaffalione Tomlinson 123TJCIS PPs Owners: 1-Shadwell Stable, 2-David Melin, Leon Ellman and Laurie Plesa,3-Al Shaqab Racing, 4-Crossed Sabres Farm LLC, 5-Jacks or Better Farm,Inc., 6-Patricia's Hope LLC. Breeders: 1-WinStar Farm LLC, 2-Philip & KarenMatthews, 3-OTIF 2007, 4-Edward P. Evans, 5-Jacks or Better Farm Inc.,6-Carolyn Vogel.

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:00 p.m. EST

SHAM S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, 1mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Rare Candy K Twirling Candy Talamo Hofmans 1182 Dressed in Hermes Hat Trick (Jpn) Smith Armstrong 1203 Let's Meet in Rio Flatter Desormeaux Baffert 1184 Found Money Square Eddie Gutierrez O'Neill 1185 Semper Fortis K Distorted Humor Fallon O'Neill 1186 Laoban K Uncle Mo Baze Guillot 1187 I'malreadythere Crown of Thorns Bejarano Hollendorfer 1188 Sorryaboutnothing Repent Prat O'Neill 1189 Collected K City Zip Garcia Baffert 118TJCIS PPsOwners: 1-Tarabilla Farms, Inc., 2-Budget Stable, 3-Juddmonte Farms,4-Reddam Racing, LLC, 5-Reddam Racing, LLC, 6-Southern Equine Stable,LLC or McCormick Racing LLC, 7-Melen or Robertson or Taub, Et Al, 8-FogCity Stable, ERJ Racing, LLC, RAP Racing or Kenney, 9-Speedway Stable, LLCBreeders: 1-Farm III Enterprises LLC, 2-Budget Stables, 3-Juddmonte FarmsInc, 4-Reddam Racing LLC, 5-Coffee Pot Stable, 6-Respite Farm, 7-Thomas J.Lane DVM, 8-Woodford Thoroughbreds, 9-Runnymede Farm Inc. & Peter J.Callahan.

FEATURE PRESENTATION • GIII SHAM S.

Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes

entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates.

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Kinder Reaches His Limit cont. from p1

AWe went ahead and entered her in November,@ Kinderconfirmed. AI said, >We have to enter her just in caseBirdatthewire jumps up and wins a Grade I, it would be crazy notto sell her.= Wedidn=t sell her inNovember and wepushed her toJanuary. We hadactually alreadysent the e-mail in to scratch her and then [Keeneland Director ofSales] Geoffrey [Russell] came out after she won the La Breasaying that she was in the sale. So I told Billy Murphy, my agent,>Let=s go ahead and sell her.= She was already in the catalogue,but she was scratched.@ Kinder, who co-owns My Limit with music manager ErvWoolsey, first became involved with the mare when she wasoffered at the 2011 Keeneland January sale. She sold in foal toMineshaft to Rusty Roberts for $10,000. ARusty Roberts and I were at the sale and we were looking formares in foal to Mineshaft,@ Kinder said. AHe bought two ofthem that day and we flipped and I got her. I bought her for aclient I had at the time--Lynn Jones had her.@

The mare=s Mineshaft colt sold for $50,000 at the 2011

Keeneland November sale and for $140,000 at the 2012

Keeneland September sale.

My Limit=s second foal bred by Jones was Birdatthewire. The

filly RNA=d at the 2013 Keeneland January sale and Fasig-Tipton

Kentucky July sale before selling for $23,000 at the Fasig-Tipton

Kentucky October sale.

AWe bred her back to Summer Bird [in 2012], but she lost that

filly and we bred her back to Into Mischief,@ Kinder said. AI

bought her for Erv and I around that time--in January 2013.@

In foal to Into Mischief, My Limit RNA=d for $35,000 at the

2014 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February sale, but with the exploits

of Birdatthewire, the mare was soon to garner plenty of

attention.

A maiden winner at Churchill Downs in November 2014,

Birdatthewire put herself in the running for the 2015

GI Kentucky Oaks with wins in the GII Forward Gal S. and

GII Gulfstream Park Oaks. It was about that time that Kinder and

Woolsey started thinking that their expected long-term

investment might make a tidy profit in the sales ring.

Cont. p8

http://www.spendthriftfarm.com/horses/itsmyluckyday.html

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Kinder cont.

AI started getting a lot of calls after Birdatthewire won the

Forward Gal,@ Kinder said. AErv said he would give me half of her

if I wouldn=t sell her. So that=s when I said, >Ok, let=s sell her.=@

Kinder and Woolsey, whose clients include country music star

George Strait, own approximately 40 mares in partnership.

AWe breed everything to race,@ Kinder said. AWe will buy

young mares every year and sell them back in November

carrying their first foals off the racetrack. But we don=t buy

anything that we won=t keep for a broodmare.@

My Limit, catalogued as hip 163, sells in foal to Giant=s

Causeway through the consignment of Bill Murphy. Kinder

thinks the 15-year-old mare will be well-received.

AI don=t think we=ll have a problem selling her,@ he said. AI think

we=ll probably see what we want to get out of her with a March

cover to Giant=s Causeway.@

The Keeneland January sale gets underway Monday morning

at 10 a.m. and continues through Friday.

MOTION AT MAGIC MILLIONS: PART TWOGuest Blog by Graham Motion

It was down to the serious business of selling horses in the ring

at Magic Millions Wednesday and I found the auction process

very comparable with

American sales, apart from

a few choice expressions

by the auctioneers. For

example, "this one's selling

as cheap as old boots"

might be a good addition

to the patter at Keeneland!

The general atmosphere

is also quite different--you

tend to find in U.S. sales,

except perhaps for

Saratoga, that the auction ring is fairly quiet. Here there's a real

buzz, there's a huge crowd of people and it's very exciting.

Cont. p9

Graham Motion | Racing Post

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Motion cont.

From what I saw on the first day, the market is similar to what

we see in the States where the top horses sell very well, but the

middle market is less consistent, which

opens up good opportunities for buyers. The

final figures for the day confirmed that

everyone is here to do business with an 80%

clearance and the average up on last year's

opening session.

I was very pleased, though not surprised,

to see the lovely Animal Kingdom--Cat By

The Tale filly make $A310,000. She's been

bought by New Zealander Roger Blunt, who

is developing a Thoroughbred enterprise

alongside his dairy farming interests.

I spent some time today walking around

the sale complex, and visited with U.S. agent

Marette Farell, who bought Milburn Creek's Snitzel--Crystal

Choir filly for $A320,000 with Gai Waterhouse. Owned by John

and Trish Muir, Milburn Creek also bred Hampton Court (Aus),

who is shuttling to Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky this year.

It was interesting to inspect yearlings by Uncle Mo, who is

doing so well in the States, and by champion Australian sire

Redoute's Choice, who has his first European-bred crop of

2-year-olds run this year. I also saw the new

sale stalls, which would work very well in

racing for us because they're very

open-aired.

I was asked how I manage young horses,

which made me think about what I like to do

with them. My philosophy is that you go on

with all of them until they show they're not

handling it. Even if they're very backward,

they still need to go through that early

process, because if you don't go on with

them then, they'll have the same issues a

year later. For me, the key with 2-year-olds

is backing off when they're not handling it.

You get into trouble when you ignore the signals!

See TDN Europe/International for more Magic Millions

coverage by Kelsey Riley.

Roger Blunt and his partner Susanne

celebrate buying Lot 81, the Animal

Kingdom--Cat By The Tale filly.

Arrowfield Stud

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KEENELAND ANNOUNCES SPRING STAKES

SCHEDULE The 2016 Keeneland Spring Meet stakes schedule was

announced Wednesday. The 16-day meet, which will be held

Apr. 9-29, features 16 stakes worth $4,225,0000. The schedule

will be highlighted by the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. and GI Central

Bank Ashland S. as part of a card with five graded stakes Apr. 9;

the GI Maker=s 46 Mile Apr. 15; and the GI Jenny Wiley S.--

sponsored for the first time by Coolmore--Apr. 16.

AThis stakes schedule reflects the top quality of the

Thoroughbreds who race here in April and the importance of

Keeneland=s races as early season targets of the sport=s best

horses and horsemen,@ Keeneland Vice President of Racing W. B.

Rogers Beasley said. AThe success of the recent Breeders= Cup

World Championships at Keeneland heightened enthusiasm for

racing here and introduced many horsemen to our world-class

facilities and lucrative racing program.@

Racing will be held Wednesday through Saturday with gates

opening each day at 11 a.m. ET. Post time for the first race is

1:05 p.m.

Keeneland Stakes Schedule-Spring ‘16Date Stakes

Apr. 8 GIII Transylvania Presented by Keeneland Select

Apr. 9 GI Toyota Blue Grass

Apr. 9 GI Central Bank Ashland

Apr. 9 GI Madison

Apr. 9 GII Shakertown

Apr. 9 GIII Commonwealth

Apr.14 GIII Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association

Apr. 15 GI Maker’s 46 Mile

Apr. 16 GI Coolmore Jenny Wiley

Apr. 16 GIII Ben Ali

Apr. 16 GIII Lexington

Apr. 16 Giant’s Causeway S.

Apr. 17 GIII Adena Springs Beaumont

Apr. 22 GIII Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare

Apr. 23 GII Dixiana Elkhorn

Apr. 29 GIII Bewitch

All horses in the TDN are bred inNorth America, unless otherwise indicated

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Finding a Common Thread in the Al Jazeera Doping Report

AWhen last seen, Charles Sly starred in a do-it-yourself YouTube

confession in which he insisted that everything he had said to an

undercover Al Jazeera reporter about banned substances and

professional athletes, including Peyton Manning and Ryan

Howard, had been a fabulous lie.@ Michael Powell, New York

Times

HOW AMERICAN PHAROAH CHANGED

RACING: FROM AN FAN=S PERSPECTIVE As we look back on the year that was, the importance of

American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)=s incredible year has had

time to sink in. From his stellar spring campaign, to his historic

Triple Crown run, his breathtaking GI Haskell Inv., gutsty GI

Travers S. and absolutely unbelievable GI Breeders= Cup Classic,

American Phoaroah certainly made an impact on sports and the

news worldwide. We=ve asked our readers to write in and explain

what American Pharoah=s historic run meant to them.

Annise Montplaisir:

It=s unlikely that many horse racing fans will ever forget where

they were standing the moment American Pharoah captured the

Triple Crown, especially fans like me who come from a younger

generation and had never previously witnessed a Triple Crown

victory.

My mom and I were instructing at a 4-H horse camp in central

Minnesota on Belmont S. Day. Because there was no television

at the camp, the two of us drove to a Dairy Queen with a TV in a

nearby town. The Dairy Queen manager knew little about horse

racing, but had heard of American Pharoah and understood the

importance of his attempt at history. She handed me the remote

and allowed us to take up residence in a booth for half an hour

leading up to the race.

Two women eating ice cream at a nearby table asked if we

were watching the Belmont and came over to join us. Although

they were unfamiliar with the sport of horse racing, they knew

of American Pharoah and were excited to watch the race.

Moments before the starting gates sprung open, an entire bus

filled with high school track students piled into Dairy Queen. The

crowd of people gathered next to us to watch the Belmont grew

until there were nearly 30, all huddled around one small TV.

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Annise Montplaisir cont.

As American Pharoah drew away in the stretch and it became

clear who be would be the 12th Triple Crown winner, the entire

Dairy Queen erupted in a roar of cheering. Regardless of

whether they had any previous knowledge or interest in horse

racing, the people surrounding us were laughing and crying,

giving high fives and jumping up and down. Complete strangers

were hugging me and I hugged them back.

Even if it was only for a few minutes, American Pharoah gave

people an opportunity to feel the sport and the raw emotion

that racing fans are addicted to. And not just die-hard fans, but

those who had never heard the name American Pharoah before

they walked into Dairy Queen that day. I=ll never forget that

moment.

Phil Pappalardo, Edison,NJ:

I started following horse racing in the late sixties, and during

the seventies wondered AWhat was the big deal? Winning a

Triple Crown happened every few years, right?@ Well, we know

that=s not the case. Every year, you have a horse you think can

do it, but none did until the Pharoah. Along the way, you get to

love these animals and marvel at their athleticism, you are

crushed when they are injured or worse, and they become a

part of your life. American Pharoah showed those who don=t

follow the sport regularly what they are missing, and made

those of us who do smile and love them even more.

Mark Connolly, Schuylerville, NY:

American Pharoah put racing back in the national sports

conversation. I was at the Belmont and it was ear-splitting how

loud the crowd roared as he rumbled down stretch. I spent the

summer in Saratoga and when American Pharoah showed up it

made a special place even more spectacular. The real test was

how the public would react when he lost to Keen Ice in the

Travers. It was amazing, the fans and the public stood by

Pharoah and his connections as though he had won, there was

no drop off in popularity. If Man o= War and Secretariat could

lose at Saratoga, it was ok--maybe even expected--for Pharoah

to lose at Saratoga!

American Pharoah put Thoroughbreds front and center in the

sports world, both here and abroad. We needed a lift and he

gave it to us.

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Del Mar’s track superintendent and will now serve as a

consultant for the shore oval, it was announced Wednesday.

Steven Wood, Tedesco’s track foreman during his Del Mar

tour, will assume the role of track superintendent.

Tedesco, 78, has been Del Mar’s head maintenance man for

the past six years. Over the course of his professional career, the

California native has headed up the track crews at all of

Southern California’s major racetracks--Santa Anita, Hollywood

Park, Los Alamitos and Del Mar.

“Rich has been solid for us since he came on board in 2010,”

said Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s president Joe Harper. “He

helped oversee our Polytrack years, then was instrumental in

guiding us through our return to dirt. We are delighted he’s

agreed to stay on in an advisory role and we know he’ll help us

maintain our high standards for safe and competitive racing.”

As required by the California Horse Racing Board, Del Mar

installed the synthetic material Polytrack on its main racing

surface in 2007, then raced on it for eight years through 2014.

Between its 2014 fall season and its 2015 summer meet, it

removed the Polytrack and installed 31,000 tons of dirt--called

“El Segundo sand”--with Tedesco helping to oversee the

transition.

Tedesco, who resides in Manhattan Beach, has also

maintained and/or installed racetracks and training centers in

Canada, Europe, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus.

Wood, 42, is the son of Steve Wood, another veteran track

superintendent who has overseen several California racetracks,

including Del Mar from 1989 to 2009. Wood has been a part of

maintenance crews on just about every racing surface in

California, as well as tracks in Idaho and New Mexico.

Additionally, he has worked on or helped build racetracks and

training centers around the world, including Canada, Saudi

Arabia, India, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Wood has also worked under some of the world’s top

trackmen and surface experts, including Dennis Moore, Michael

Young, Jim Pendergast and Mick Peterson. This will be his initial

assignment as a track superintendent.

A native Californian born in Corona, Wood currently lives in La

Costa with his wife, Anna, and his two children, Stevie and

Chantal.

Del Mar’s summer race meeting is scheduled for 39 days

between Friday, July 15 and Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 5.

Wednesday’s Results:2nd-TAM, $20,600, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-6, 3yo,1m 40y, 1:41.02, ft.YO CARM (c, 3, Flatter--Iolanda, by Tale of the Cat) made hisfirst start on dirt a winning one, with an authoritative upsetscore in Oldsmar. Runner-up in his first two starts, the bay ledwire-to-wire to capture a grassy one-mile test at Arlington Sept. 12. He ran fifth in a Keeneland allowance Oct. 23 and waslast seen in a dull sixth-place run adding blinkers over theChurchill lawn Nov. 20. Sent postward as the clear 3-1 secondchoice as Uncle Jerry (Uncle Mo) took the bulk of the money, YoCarm secured an ideal position tracking the pace as the favoriteled through fractions of :23.67 and :48.08. He pounced on UncleJerry on the final bend, seized full command once straightenedout for the drive and pulled clear to notch a decisive 6 1/4-length victory. West Shore Drive (Two Step Salsa) rallied tosecure place honors. The homebred winner hails from the samefemale family that produced Sweet Luca (Candy Ride {Arg}), whocarried the Fortino colors to victory in the Kentucky Downs TurfDash S. in September. Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-0, $44,502. Clickfor the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.O/B-Fortino Inc. (IL); T-Chris M. Block.

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9th-TAM, $20,300, Msw, 1-6, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:19.12, ft.

CLOVER NIGHT (f, 3, Henrythenavigator--Meadow Flyer, by

Meadowlake) rallied belatedly to finish third on debut in a

5 1/2-panel dash at Gulfstream Sept. 19 and subsequently failed

to factor when sixth in a Gulfstream West turf sprint Oct. 12.

Third in a seven-furlong affair over the main track there Nov. 19,

the bay was given a 4-1 chance for a barn that has enjoyed

considerable success in the first month of this meet. Clover

Night and heavily favored Conquering (War Front)--a daughter

of MGISW Take Charge Lady--were both bumped at the start,

and the latter rushed up to vie for command in the two path

through a quarter-mile in :23.06. Meanwhile, Clover Night

tracked the pace in the pocket, split horses turning for home as

the favorite faltered and rallied to post a 4 1/4-length victory.

Longshot pacesetter Going Howfast (Jafmil) held on to complete

the exacta, while Conquering faded to finish fourth. The winner

is a half to Henny Hughes (Hennessy), MGISW, $1,124,820. Sales

History: $25,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-2,

$20,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored

by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Yoshiki & Yumi Kyoyama; B-Trackside Farm & New Dawn

Stable (KY); T-Kathleen O'Connell.

Kinchen Wins 2015 NHC Tour:

Jonathon Kinchen of Austin, Texas, won four National

Handicapping Championship (NHC) qualifying contests in his first

full year of play and earned 19,026 points overall to win the

2015 Daily Racing Form NHC Tour, which ended Sunday

following a three-day tournament at Del Mar’s Surfside Race

Place. As 2015 NHC Tour champion, Kinchen earned $75,000

and an automatic berth to NHC 18 in 2017.

Defending NHC Tour champion Eric Moomey of Michigan

finished second with 16,626 points, followed by Joe Jarvie of

Renton, Wash., with 16,418.

NHC Tour standings are determined by totaling a player’s top

six scores from eligible qualifying events (including at least one

live, on-site event).

Kinchen, a 33-year-old realtor, is now eligible for a $2-million

bonus should he go on to win the 17th DRF/NTRA National

Handicapping Championship (NHC) Presented by Racetrack

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Jan. 28-30 at Treasure Island.

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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NAMERICA

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Date Race Track

1/9 GII Fort Lauderdale S. GP

GII San Pasqual S. SA

GIII Hal’s Hope S. GP

GIII Marshua’s River S. GP

GIII Sham S. SA

1/16 GII La Canada S. SA

GIII Lecomte S. FG

GIII Col. E.R. Bradley H. FG

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FRIESAN FIRE (A.P. Indy), Country Life Farm, $4K, 100/10/0

8-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, +Fire Control, 4-1

8-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, Awsome Faith, 5-1

HUNT CROSSING (Corinthian), O'Sullivan Farms, $2, 53/1/0

8-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, Templar's Cross, 15-1

8-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, Holey Molar, 12-1

SIERRA SUNSET (Bertrando), Paradise Road Ranch, $3K, 55/4/0

4-SA, Msw, 1m, Touched by Autism, $3K NCA AUG yrl, 5-2

4-SA, Msw, 1m, Phantom Heat, $5K NCA AUG yrl, 30-1

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

4th-MVR, $26,700, (S), 1-6, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.50, ft.

TEAM HALO (m, 5, Shaniko--Winterello, by Thunderello)

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Tune Up, f, 3, Giant Oak--Pop Up, by Concorde's Tune. MVR,

1-6, (S), 6f, 1:13.31. B-Donald Bookman & Linda Friess (OH).

Yo Carm (Flatter) wins an allowance raceat Tampa Bay Downs.

ROOKIES

THURSDAY, 7 JANUARY 2016

TRADE STRONG ATMAGIC MILLIONS OPENER

By Kelsey Riley

Magic Millions kicked off its six-day Gold Coast Yearling Sale

Wednesday in encouraging style, with figures jumping across

the board. A total of 160 yearlings sold for A$29,224,500,

compared to 140 sold during the corresponding session last

year for A$23,335,000. The buyback rate was down slightly at

18.8%. The average was up 9.6% to A$182,653, and the median

climbed 15.4% to A$150,000. Eight youngsters sold for a half-

million or more, headed by an A$800,000 Exceed and Excel

(Aus) colt purchased by Hong Kong-based agent George Moore.

That transaction was one of many by international buyers, with

representatives from Asia, New Zealand, the U.S., Britain,

Ireland and South Africa locking horns with local Australian

bidders Wednesday.

“The highlight has to be the big jump in average price,” Magic

Millions Managing Director Vin Cox said. “That’s just fantastic.

As we know when sales go on they can get stronger, so let’s

hope it is the case with this sale.”

Magic Millions cont. p2

TELEVISION COVERAGE A SERIOUSBUSINESS FOR RACING By James Willoughby

Racing on television - whatever the platform - is surely

doomed if the belief exists that it is "guilty of taking itself too

seriously." This is the charge being aired

in numerous places in response to this

week's news that, from 2017, ITV is to

take over mainstream television coverage

of the sport from Channel 4. Falling

viewing figures have been cited as one of

the driving forces in the change of

production company, leading to tiresome,

all-too-familiar theories about where the incumbent broadcaster

has gone wrong. Cont. p10

Agent George Moore (left), the buyer of the session-topping lot, with

his father, Hong Kong trainer John Moore | Katrina Partridge

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Beholder (Henny Hughes) and Runhappy (Super Saver) will

vie for Horse of the Year honors.

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‘Excel-lent’ Buy For Moore... Hong Kong-based bloodstock agent George Moore and his

father, renowned trainer John Moore, were admittedly out

shopping for precocious-looking yearlings

yesterday, and therefore it was no

surprise that lot 123 would be high on

their list. The younger Moore had to see

off plenty of competition to secure the

Exceed and Excel (Aus) colt for A$800,000.

“I think he’s going to be a very nice

1200-meter, very quick and forward 2-

year-old, which is exactly what we need,”

George Moore said after signing the ticket.

The September-foaled bay is a full-

brother to Exceedingly Good (Aus), the

winner of the G3 Maribyrnong Plate as a

juvenile, as well as multiple Singapore

stakes winner Better Be The One (Aus)

(More Than Ready). Ampulla Lodge swung

for the fences when shelling out

A$300,000 for the colt at last year’s Inglis

Great Southern Sale, and was rewarded

when re-offering the colt Wednesday.

John Moore explained that the colt would be broken in in

Australia, with a decision to come later as to whether he will

start his career Down Under or be exported to Hong Kong.

“We’ll educate him down in Sydney and

just wait to see where we go from there; we

have no fixed plan at the moment,” Moore

said.

John Moore added that Exceed and Excel is

a sire that his team always seeks the progeny

of, and he noted he has a promising son of

that Darley resident currently in his stable

called People’s Knight (Aus). A A$1 million

Inglis Easter purchase, the 3-year-old has

won three of five starts, including the 1400

meter Griffin Trophy Dec. 27. Moore noted

an owner hadn’t yet been decided for his

new colt, but he would pitch the colt to

People’s Knight’s owner James Tien.

“This fellow might just go that way,” Moore

said. “I’m going to make a telephone call and

say, ‘we’ve got a very nice Exceed And Excel.’

This fellow’s a bit smaller than People’s

Knight but he still has a lot presence about him.”

Lot 123 | Magic Millions

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MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLINGS

WEDNESDAY’S TOP EIGHT LOTSLot Sex Sire Dam Price (A$)

123 colt Exceed And Excel (Aus) Common Smytzer (Aus) 800,000

B-Makybe Racing & BreedingConsigned by Ampulla Lodge

Purchased by George Moore Bloodstock168 filly Fastnet Rock (Aus) Dream Play 750,000

(Sirecam.com video)B-Kia-Ora Stud

Consigned by Kia-Ora StudPurchased by Paul Perry Racing

139 colt Street Cry (Ire) Dances On Waves (Aus) 725,000

B-Mill Park, Mills Thoroughbred Breeding PartnershipConsigned by Mill Park (as agent)

Purchased by China Horse Club/WinStar Farm15 colt Street Cry (Ire) Aloha (Aus) 625,000

B-Mr G HarveyConsigned by Baramul Stud

Purchased by Spendthrift Australia179 filly Fastnet Rock (Aus) El Laoob 550,000

(Sirecam.com video)B-Raffles Dancers (NZ) Pty Ltd

Consigned by Newgate Farm (as agent)Purchased by Thomas Li

115 colt Snitzel (Aus) City Of Song (Aus) 525,000

(Sirecam.com video)B-Laurel Oak City Of Song SyndicateConsigned by Yarraman Park Stud

Purchased by James Harron Bloodstock208 filly All Too Hard (Aus) Factor Of Safety (Aus) 510,000

B-Woodside Park Stud Pty LtdConsigned by Woodside Park Stud

Purchased by James Harron Bloodstock7 colt Snitzel (Aus) Air’s Precious (Aus) 500,000

B-Eureka Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd, Mr Paul Kirkwood, Mr Rex Lipp, FMr Peter Mahony, Boucher Family Trust

Consigned by Eureka StudPurchased by Spendthrift Australia

Another Fast Filly For Gillard... It wouldn’t be a typical Australian yearling sale without

champion sire Fastnet Rock (Aus) getting his name among the

top lots, and his daughter of GII Comely S. winner Dream Play

(Hennessy) (lot 168) made waves late in the afternoon

Wednesday when selling to owner Steve Gillard for A$750,000.

Gillard has spent plenty at Magic Millions in recent years

snapping up well-bred fillies, including group winners Oakleigh

Girl (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) and Longport (Aus) (Casino Prince

{Aus}), and he noted his new acquisition would later join those

in his broodmare band. First, though, she will be trained by Paul

Perry, who conditioned Fastnet Rock.

“I thought she was a lovely filly, one of the better ones here,”

Perry said.

“I’m very excited about

that purchase,” Gillard

added. “The type and

the page--we do a bit of

breeding and Paul’s

probably the best judge

in the world. He thought

she was a great type and

we’re very excited to be

able to get her.”

Gillard also owns in

partnership another

potentially smart filly in

Conchita (Aus) (Uncle

Mo), who goes to post in

Saturday’s Magic

Millions 2YO Classic.

Conchita is one of two

first-crop winners from three starters for her sire, having won on

debut at Randwick Oct. 10.

Dream Play was a A$460,000 purchase by agent James Bester

on behalf of Kia-Ora Stud at Fasig-Tipton November in 2009.

Three of Dream Play’s four foals are by Fastnet Rock and that

mating has thus far worked well, having produced the A$1.5

million colt and eventual Group 2 winner Zululand (Aus), as well

as the winning Strindberg (Aus), a A$500,000 yearling. Dream

Play, herself a half-sister to GI Hollywood Starlet S. winner

Diplomat Lady (Forestry), produced an Exceed and Excel filly

during the recently concluded Australian breeding season.

Other six-figure prices for Fastnet Rock’s offspring Wednesday

included lot 179, a filly purchased by Hong Kong’s Thomas Li for

A$550,000; and lot 176, a colt bought by trainer Chris Waller for

A$420,000.

Magic Millions cont. p4

Paul Perry will train

lot 168 | Magic Millions

MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLINGS

SESSION TOTALS 2016 2015 • Catalogued 216 200 • No. Offered 197 181 • No. Sold 160 140 • RNAs 37 41 • % RNAs 18.8% 22.7% • No. A$500K+ 8 4 • High Price 800,000 850,000 • Gross 29,224,500 23,355,500 • Average (% change) 182,653 (9.6%) 166,679 • Median (% change) 150,000 (15.4%) 130,000

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Magic Millions cont.

New Adventures Ahead For China Horse Club... In its four years of existence, the China Horse Club has

become one of busiest forces in the global bloodstock market,

and that isn’t about to change any time soon, according to the

Club’s Teo Ah Khing. In fact, the Club’s presence could even

grow, with the addition of a new branch, a separate club for

Chinese youths.

“We have launched a new membership, with smaller fees, for

youths,” Teo explained at Magic Millions Wednesday. “The

numbers will be big, we’ll look to get 10,000 to 20,000

members, but that’s not difficult to do in China.”

The China Horse Club’s core membership has been closed at

about 300 members.

“I think the Club

has matured and the

members have

confidence,” Teo

reflected. “We’re

moving into the next

wave now and the

Chinese are

interested in the

international

markets.”

The China Horse Club made its first big purchase of the Gold

Coast sale midway through the session Wednesday when

securing a Street Cry (Ire) colt (lot 139) in partnership with

WinStar Farm for A$725,000. Agent Michael Wallace signed the

ticket while seated alongside Teo as well as trainer Michael

Freedman, who returns to Sydney this year after an eight-year

stint in Singapore. Freedman is the trainer of China Horse Club

and WinStar’s Golden Horseshoe S. winner Super One (Aus)

(I Am Invincible {Aus}), and the Club and WinStar also own in

partnership the 2-year-old Taj Mahal (Aus) (More Than Ready),

who was placed on debut Nov. 28 for trainers Peter and Paul

Snowden. The China

Horse Club is also a

partner in WinStar

stallion Daredevil

(More Than Ready),

who is preparing to

stand his first season

at stud in Kentucky.

Lot 139, consigned

by South Australia’s

Mill Park, is the third

foal out of Dances On Waves (Aus) (Anabaa), a half-sister to the

dam of G1 Victoria Derby winner Preferment (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}).

“He’s a lovely horse and regally bred and would have the

potential to go to the Northern Hemisphere,” said Teo, who

noted the Club likely had a busy week of buying ahead. “We

have partners, WinStar, and he was very carefully selected. We

had to stretch the budget a bit but we got him.”

WinStar’s Elliott Walden noted WinStar and the China Horse

Club also bought a handful of yearlings together in the U.S. last

year.

“He’s a nice colt and we’ve done some things with China Horse

Club in the States, so it made a lot of sense,” Walden said.

The China Horse Club and WinStar also partnered on the final

colt through the ring of the day, lot 216, a strapping bay colt

from Widden Stud by Sebring (Aus), a son of WinStar’s highly

successful shuttler More Than Ready. He cost the team

A$460,000.

The Street Cry colt was the most expensive of the session for

his late sire, who has 19 last-crop yearlings catalogued this

week. Street Cry ended the session as leading sire by average,

with four sold from seven offered for an average of A$413,750.

Spendthrift Spends Big... B. Wayne Hughes’s Spendthrift Farm, which made its first big

wave in Australia at this sale last year when buying the sale-

topping Sepoy (Aus) colt for A$1.2 million, didn’t take long to

jump into the action during Wednesday’s opening session,

securing a pair of colts for

A$625,000 and A$500,000

within the first half hour of

trade under the

Spendthrift Australia

banner. The first through

the ring was lot 7, a colt by

leading sire Snitzel (Aus)

from Eureka Stud. The

September-foaled

chestnut is a half-brother

to G2 Queensland Guineas

winner Express Air (Aus) (Piccolo {GB}).

Just minutes later Spendthrift Australia went to A$625,000 for

lot 15, a colt from the final Southern Hemisphere crop of Street

Cry (Ire) from Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud. The dark bay is the

second foal from the G1 Coolmore Classic winner Aloha (Aus)

(Encosta de Lago {Aus}); her first, a More Than Ready colt, was a

A$250,000 buy at this sale last year.

Spendthrift’s Ned Toffey, who signed the ticket while seated

alongside Hughes, said the Street Cry colt had the right

credentials to fit into the farm’s business plan, which went

global last year with the purchase of Spendthrift Australia in

Victoria. Cont. p5

Teo Ah Khing | Magic Millions

Lot 139 | Magic Millions

Spendthrift’s Ned Toffey (left) and

B. Wayne Hughes | Magic Millions

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Magic Millions cont.

“He has a stallion’s pedigree,” Toffey said. “He’s a super

individual and very athletic--he’s the kind we’re looking for.

Being by Street Cry we feel that he’ll have appeal in both

hemispheres.”

Spendthrift announced its purchase of the former Yallambee

Stud, which it renamed Spendthrift Australia, last April, and the

farm recently concluded its first breeding season with four sires:

Can The Man (Into Mischief), Jimmy Creed (Distorted Humor)

and Warrior’s Reward (Medaglia d’Oro) shuttled from America

to join Spendthrift’s Australian purchase Hampton Court (Aus)

(Redoute’s Choice {Aus}), who is now preparing to stand his

first-season in Kentucky.

“Hampton Court has been very well received by [Kentucky]

breeders, so we’re excited to continue to try and do more of

the same,” Toffey noted. Click here for a TDN feature on

Spendthrift Australia.

Snitzel Demand Strong... Snitzel has emerged as the heir apparent to his three-time

champion sire and Arrowfield barn mate Redoute’s Choice, and

the progeny of the 13-year-old, who stood last season for

A$88,000, were in demand during the opening session on the

Gold Coast Wednesday.

Agent James Harron knows a

good Snitzel when he sees one,

having purchased that sire’s

G1 Australian Guineas winner

Wandjina (Aus) for A$1 million

from Arrowfield, and Harron

went to A$525,000 Wednesday

to secure lot 115, a Snitzel colt

who is the first foal out of listed

winner City Of Song (Aus) (Bel

Esprit {Aus}), on behalf of a group of existing clients. The colt

will be trained by Peter and Paul Snowden.

“He’s a lovely type, very like Snitzel with lovely balance, and

he’s beautifully bred,” Harron said. “Snitzel has really elevated

himself to one of the top stallions in the country now, and

we’ve had a lot of luck with him before, and that’s what you

have to pay for those good, well-bred colts.”

Harron also pointed to the fact that the colt is inbred to the

Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Snippets (Aus), who went

through the same ring 30 years ago.

“It’s a beautiful mating and it’s a nice running family,” the

agent remarked.

China Horse Club spent A$420,000 on a Snitzel filly (lot 189)

late in the session. Snitzel was one of the busiest sires on the

day, with 12 sold from 18 offered for an average of A$321,250.

A Snitzel For Speedway... Peter Fluor and KC Weiner of Speedway Stable, which enjoyed

Grade I success in its first year of Thoroughbred ownership with

last year’s GI Diana S. and GI Gamely S. winner Hard Not To Like

(Hard Spun), will now get a chance to race a well-bred filly Down

Under after agent Marette Farrell went to A$320,000 to secure

lot 134, a Snitzel filly, at Magic Millions yesterday. The half-sister

to stakes winner Corsaire (Aus) (Anabaa) from Milburn Creek

will be trained by Gai Waterhouse.

“John Adger and I advise Speedway Stable, and I bought her

for Peter Fluor and KC Weiner of Speedway Stable,” said Farrell,

who added that she was visiting Magic Millions as a result of

urgings from

Waterhouse.

“I worked for Gai

years ago as her racing

manager and she’s

always after me to

come down,” Farrell

explained. “I came

down and looked at

some horses and I kept

coming back to this

filly. She’s bred by a

very good breeder here who bred Starspangledbanner and

Makybe Diva. She has a beautiful pedigree; she’s out of a

Singspiel mare, and he’s a very good broodmare sire.”

“She really knocked my socks off when she came out of the

stall,” Farrell added. “She’s a great walker and very athletic; a

real Gai Waterhouse-type.”

Farrell said that while the filly will race Down Under, she could

eventually go to the Northern Hemisphere as a breeding

prospect. She said Fluor and Weiner will dabble in Australia

without firm plans to set up an operation there.

“It’s really just a fun thing for them to do right now,” Farrell

said. “They’re not planning to have a satellite operation or

anything down here. They’ll learn a little about the racing, they’ll

love Gai, and it’s an opportunity for them to come down and see

what it’s all about.”

Fluor and Weiner spent $2.5 million to buy the fillies Hard Not

To Like and Leigh Court (Grand Slam) in November of 2014. They

re-sold Hard Not To Like to Dattt Stable for $2.2 million at

Keeneland November last year. They will be represented in

Saturday’s GIII Sham S. by the Bob Baffert-trained Collected (City

Zip).

“They have a voracious appetite for the business,” Farrell said.

“It’ll be fun for them to get involved in Australian racing. We

don’t know where this will take us, but they’re great people and

they love the game.”

James Harron and

trainer Gai Waterhouse

jamesharronbloodstock.com.au

Marette Farrell (left) and Gai Waterhouse

at the sales | Magic Millions

Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-6131298. Fax: 353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne,Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156.

E-mail: sales@coolmore.ie Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF.

Comparative records after first three yearsof runners from European crops

SIRE TOTAL £ SWS GP WNRS G1 WNRSMASTERCRAFTSMAN 7,892,478 19 12 3Cape Cross 5,045,699 17 6 1Invincible Spirit 4,952,992 17 7 1Pivotal 6,914,560 17 11 1Teofilo 5,603,473 17 10 5Dansili 4,376,816 13 6 3New Approach 4,427,772 12 7 3Dutch Art 4,531,783 12 6 0Exceed And Excel 3,867,536 12 5 0

Statistics supplied by Hyperion Promotions Ltd.

Fee: €35,000(APPROX. £25,000)

HUGO LASCELLES,purchaser of histop-priced yearlingin 2015 for€425,000

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‘Animal’ Filly To New Zealand... Two of the eight yearlings catalogued for the week by Animal

Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz})--both consigned by Arrowfield

Stud--went under the hammer yesterday. The first through the

ring failed to find a new home at A$75,000, but the second, lot

81, is bound for New

Zealand after selling

to Roger Blunt for

A$310,000. The

flashy chestnut filly

out of GII San

Gorgonio H. winner

Cat by the Tale (Tale

of the Cat) is a half-

sister to the Group

2-placed Raphael’s

Cat (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}).

“She’s going back to New Zealand, to Windsor Park Stud, and

we’ll make plans from there,” Blunt explained. “Our intention is

to hold on to her for long-term breeding. We’ll just hope she’ll

be as good as the pedigree says she’s going to be.”

Hard To Beat... Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard (Aus) (Casino Prince {Aus}) emerged

as the standout among first-season sires on the sale’s opening

day. The four-time Group 1-winning half-brother to Black Caviar

(Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus})

was the most

represented first-

season sire Wednesday

with 19 going under the

hammer, and 14 of

those sold for an

average of A$250,000,

heading all first-season

sires with three or more

sold. He stands for

A$55,000. His top price was the A$510,000 paid by James

Harron for lot 208.

Newhaven Park Stud’s A$11,000 stallion Delago Deluxe (Aus)

emerged as a somewhat surprise contender on the first-season

sire table, with three sold for an average of A$150,000.

Coolmore’s 2-year-old Triple Crown champ Pierro (Aus) (Lonhro

{Aus}) was the only other first-season sire with a six-figure

average Wednesday; he had 12 sell from 18 offered for an

average of A$136,250.

The second session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling

Sale begins at 10 a.m. local time Thursday.

MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLING SALE

DAY THREE--FRIDAY

448, f, Pierro (Aus)--Monsoon Wedding (Aus), by Danehill

Consigned by Coolmore Stud

Coolmore spent A$2.3 million on Monsoon Wedding, carrying

this filly, at the 2014 Magic Millions National Sale from the

Teeley Dispersal. The stakes-placed Monsoon Wedding hails

from one of the most successful families in the Australian stud

book. She is a full-sister to three-time champion sire Redoute’s

Choice (Aus) and fellow Group 1 winner Platinum Scissors (Aus),

and a half to Group 1 winner and sire Manhattan Rain (Aus)

(Encosta de Lago {Aus}) as well as Group 3 winner Sliding Cube

(Aus) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), the dam of young Coolmore sire

Rubick (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}). The 14-year-old Monsoon

Wedding has thus far lived up to her family’s reputation as a

producer. Six of her seven foals to race are winners and four are

stakes horses, including the Group 3 winner Precious Lorraine

(Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) and stakes winner Lucky Raquie

(Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}). “The filly measures up to

everything you’d want her to be when you see her in the flesh,”

said Coolmore’s Michael Kirwan. “She’s a quality filly with a

beautiful head and fantastic hindquarters–everything you’d look

for in a quintessential speed filly.”

540, c, All Too Hard (Aus)--Rightly So, by Read The Footnotes

Consigned by Vinery Stud

This early September colt from the first crop of Vinery resident

All Too Hard is the first living foal out of GI Ballerina S. winner

Rightly So, who was bought by Patinack Farm for $600,000 at

Fasig-Tipton November in 2006 and later sold to Vinery Stud for

A$500,000.

592, f, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Set For Fame (Aus),

by Reset (Aus)

Consigned by Segenhoe Stud

This August-foaled bay is the second foal out of Set For Fame,

the winner of three Group 2s and placed in the G1 Australian

Guineas. The filly’s half-sister, Kylie’s Fame (Aus) (More Than

Ready), is a winner since the catalogue was printed.

Lot 81, Animal Kingdom filly | Kelsey Riley

All Too Hard | vinery.com.au

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Magic Millions Friday Lots to Watch cont.

611, c, Street Cry (Ire)--Sistine Angel (Aus),

by Testa Rossa (Aus)

Consigned by Newhaven Park

This colt from the last Southern Hemisphere crop of the late

Street Cry is the second foal out of Sistine Angel, the winner of

the G2 Edward Manifold S. and G3 HDF McNeil S. and second in

the G1 Robert Sangster S. She is a half-sister to Group 3 winner

Sistine Demon (Aus) (Excites {Aus}).

612, c, Pierro (Aus)--Skates (Aus), by Danehill

Consigned by Segenhoe Stud

This bay colt is a half-brother not only to last year’s G1 Golden

Slipper Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro)--an A$185,000

graduate of this sale--but also Group 1 winner Juste Moment

(Aus) (Giant’s Causeway) and stakes winner Captain Coltish

(Aus) (Fusaichi

Pegasus). The late

Skates has truly been

a standout

broodmare, having

produced 10 winners

from 10 to race from

a total 12 foals.

Skates was herself

out of the dual

Group 1 winner

Skating (Aus) (At Talaq) and a half-sister to three stakes

winners. “He’s as good looking a horse as you’d ever see,” said

Segenhoe Stud’s Peter O’Brien of lot 612. “He’s very mature, all

quality, great limbs and a particularly good hip. If you’re looking

for attributes in a yearling you’d think would be a 2-year-old, it’s

him.”

639, Street Cry (Ire)--Succeeding (Aus), by Flying Spur (Aus)

Consigned by Baramul Stud

Another well-bred representative of Street Cry from Gerry

Harvey’s Baramul Stud, this bay is a half-brother to dual South

African Group 1 winner Delago Deluxe (Aus) (Encosta de Lago

{Aus}), who is himself represented by his first-crop yearlings at

this sale. His dam, Succeeding, is bred in the purple, being a

half-sister to Group 1 winners Duporth (Aus) (Red Ransom) and

Excites (Aus) (Danewin {Aus}) and dual Group 2 winner Tickets

(Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}).

‘GO RACING STUDENT SOCIETY’ LAUNCHED BY HRI Officials at Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) announced Wednesday

the launch of the ‘Go Racing Student Society’ at Gordon Elliott’s

Cullentra House Stables, in Longwood, Co. Meath. Jockey Brian

Cooper was on hand to support the initiative and to encourage

students to join for 2016.

The Society endeavors to foster interest in horse racing among

students and to create opportunities to experience the sport

first hand, including trips to trainers’ yards, visits to studs, Irish

bloodstock sales and race meetings at the country’s tracks.

Members of the ‘Go Racing Student Society’ will also have the

chance to be part of an ownership group, as the Society has

been made a member of the Gordon Elliott Racing Club,

currently represented by four horses in training.

The first event will be held Feb. 6 at the Irish Gold Cup meeting

at Leopardstown, where student members will have a chance to

win a trip to the third day of the Cheltenham Festival. It is

expected that there will be one event each quarter.

“The ‘Go Racing Student Society’ is an excellent opportunity

for students to meet like-minded people and enjoy exclusive

events,” commented Kate O’Sullivan, marketing and events

executive for HRI. “I would encourage anyone with any level of

interest to join the society. It is fantastic to have Gordon’s

support and it will be great to follow the careers of the four club

horses.”

Joining the society is free and trips will be discounted.

Students who are interested in joining can do so on

www.goracing.ie.

Wednesday’s Results:

5th-CHD, £10,000, Mdn, 1-6, 3yo/up, f/m, 8f (AWT), 1:38.01, ft.

+NEZWAAH (GB) (f, 3, Dubawi {Ire}--Ferdoos {GB} {SW-Eng}, by

Dansili {GB}), broke on terms from the inside post and settled in

third after the initial exchanges of this unveiling. Stoked up with

1 1/2 furlongs remaining, the 8-11 chalk took control just inside

the eighth pole and asserted under whipless cajoling in the

closing stages to comfortably best Rahyah (GB) (Acclamation

{GB}) by 1 1/2 lengths. Nezwaah’s dam Ferdoos, winner of the

Listed Pinnacle S., has also produced a 2-year-old colt by Pivotal

Vancouver | Racing and Sports

Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Day Three Outs443, 446, 466, 481, 497, 503, 509, 533, 534, 554, 559, 565, 566,

568, 580, 625, 626, 635, 643

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(GB) and a yearling filly by Shamardal. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,

$9,494. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Darley (GB);

T-Roger Varian.

4th-KEM, £3,500, Mdn, 1-6, 3yo/up, 8f (AWT), 1:39.26, ft.

+SAM MISSILE (IRE) (c, 3, Smart Strike--Kitty Matcham {Ire}

{GSW-Eng, $106,564}, by Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), a $100,000

KEESEP yearling and 72,000gns TATBRE breezer, raced off the

pace towards the rear through the early fractions of this first go.

Making headway into contention from halfway, the 3-1 second

favorite quickened smartly to lead passing the furlong marker

and drew off late to easily account for Bartok (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB})

by an impressive six lengths. The bay is a grandson of the

G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Imagine (Ire)

(Sadler’s Wells), and his G2 Rockfel S.-winning dam is a half-

sister to the ill-fated G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere victor Horatio

Nelson (Ire) (Danehill). His family also includes, among others,

the G1 Epsom Derby, G1 Irish Derby, G1 King George VI &

Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. and G1 Dewhurst S. winner

Generous (Ire) (Caerleon). The winner’s siblings include a

2-year-old filly and a yearling colt, both by Sea the Stars (Ire).

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,259.

O-Apple Tree Stud; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-James

Fanshawe.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Bank of Gibraltar (GB), g, 4, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Banksia

(GB) (SW-Fr), by Marju (Ire). WOL, 1-6, 7f 32y (AWT), 1:28.23.

B-Haras d’Haspel (GB). *€27,000 Ylg ‘13 AR13; 34,000gns 3yo

‘15 TAJUL.

Wednesday’s Results:

CONDITIONS RESULTS:

2nd-PAF, €24,000, Alw, 1-6, 3yo, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:34, ft.

ATLANTIDE (IRE) (c, 3, Halling--Miss Spinamix {Ire}, by Verglas

{Ire}) Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, €26,250. O-Boetie Racing II &

Ecurie la Boetie; B-Ecurie Skymarc Farm (IRE); T-Jean-Claude

Rouget. *€85,000 Ylg ‘14 ARAUG.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Gregoraci (Fr), f, 3, Poet’s Voice (GB)--Gaudera (Ger), by Big

Shuffle. MRV, 1-6, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:32.42. B-Uwe Stallmann

(FR). *€115,000 Wlg ‘13 ARQDEC; €40,000 Ylg ‘14 ARAUG;

€10,000 2yo ‘15 OSAPOR. **1/2 to Grandcamp (Fr) (Platini

{Ger}), GSW-Fr, $137,592.

FAMILIAR FACES RETURN FOR MEYDAN’S

AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE Over the next nine Thursdays at Meydan, the Dubai World Cup

Carnival will lay the foundation for Super Saturday (Mar. 5) and

the Dubai World Cup itself, with the world's richest race day

taking place on Mar. 26 and featuring five Group 1 contests

alongside three Group 2 races.

The first major test of this year's Carnival comes in Thursday’s

$250,000 G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 Presented by Longines

Dolce Vita Collection. Some familiar names are to the fore once

again with the first four home in 2015--Surfer (Distorted

Humor), Frankyfourfingers (Fr) (Sunday Break {Jpn}), Haatheq

(Seeking The Gold) and Gold City (Ire) (Pivotal {GB})-all

reopposing.

The Satish Seemar-trained 7-year-old Surfer, who also won the

listed Dubai Creek Mile in December 2014, is back with his

regular partner Richard

Mullen having been absent

from the track since Dubai

World Cup night, when he

finished down the field in

the G2 Godolphin Mile.

Frankyfourfingers has also

not been seen since

finishing fifth,

2 1/4 lengths behind

Tamarkuz (Speightstown) in the Godolphin Mile, and he built on

last year's runner-up finish in this race by beating subsequent

Dubai World Cup winner Prince Bishop (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) by a

head in the second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge.

Le Bernardin (Bernardini) has three previous Meydan victories

to his credit from nine appearances in Dubai and he comes into

the race off the back of a 5 1/2-length trouncing of Gold City in

the most recent renewal of the listed Dubai Creek Mile on

Dec. 17. Layl (Street Cry {Ire}) was another three lengths back in

third.

Another posting his first outing since last year's Godolphin Mile

is Zayat Stables' multiple graded stakes winner Prayer For Relief

(Jump Start), who bids to enhance Mike de Kock's good recent

run in the Gulf following Tannaaf (Ire)'s (High Chaparral {Ire})

dead-heat with Rogue Runner (Ger) (King's Best) in the $500,000

Qatar Derby on Jan. 30. Cont. p9

Surfer | Andrew Watkins photo

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Worldwide Report cont.

Michael Appleby provides the sole British challenger for the

opening Group contest--his seven-time winner Pearl Nation

(Speightstown) being one of three runners for the

Nottinghamshire-based trainer on today's card along with

Demora (GB) (Deportivo {GB}) and Bancnuanaheireann (Ire)

(Chevalier {Ire}). The 7-year-old bounced back from a seven-

month lay-off when a close-up fifth on Southwell's fibresand on

Dec. 12.

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:45 p.m.AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R1 PRESENTED BY LONGINES DOLCE VITACOLLECTION-G2, $250,000, NH4yo/up, SH3yo/up, 1600mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Faulkner (GB) Pivotal (GB) Hitchcott Watson2 Surfer Distorted Humor R Mullen Seemar3 Long River A.P. Indy Ffrench Bin Ghadayer4 Pearl Nation K Speightstown A Mullen M Appleby5 Top Clearance Majestic Warrior Hayes Selvaratnam6 Gold City (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Crouch Seemar7 Special Fighter (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Jara Al Muhairi8 Layl Street Cry (Ire) Dobbs Watson9 Frankyfourfingers (Fr) Sunday Break (Jpn) Barzalona Bin Ghadayer10 Prayer For Relief K Jump Start Soumillon De Kock11 Le Bernadin Bernardini O’Shea Al Raihe12 Free Wheeling (Aus) Ad Valorem Doyle Bin Suroor13 Haatheq Seeking The Gold Hanagan Al RaiheAll carry 126 pounds.

MAURICE NAMED JAPAN’S HOYby Alan Carasso

Kazumi Yoshida’s Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}),

undefeated in six starts in 2015 and a three-time Group 1

winner at home and abroad, received 215 out of a possible 291

first-place votes to be named Japanese Horse of the Year

Wednesday.

Purchased for ¥10.5

million (about

US$88,600 at the

current exchange) at

the 2013 Hokkaido 2-

Year-Olds in Training

Sale, Maurice earned

his first group victory

in the G3 Lord Derby

Challenge Trophy at Nakayama last April, then powered home

to register a narrow success in the G1 Yasuda Kinen in June

(video).

He belied 5 1/2 months of inactivity to record a 1 1/4-length

tally in the G1 Mile Championship at Kyoto Nov. 22 (video) and

closed his wildly successful campaign with a 3/4-length score in

the G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile Dec. 13 (video). Maurice was

also named the country’s champion sprinter/miler.

Though he missed out on the top award, Kaneko Makoto

Holdings’ Lovely Day (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) was

crowned Japan’s top older male on the strength of six wins from

10 starts, highlighted by the G1 Takarazuka Kinen and the

G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) (video). He was also third in the G1

Japan Cup to Shonan Pandora (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who

was named champion older female (video).

Duramente (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) provided his

successful sire with a second champion, landing the G1 Satsuki

Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) (video) and a powerful tally in the

G1 Tokyo Yushun (video) en route to 3-year-old male honors. He

is unraced since, but is expected to train on in 2016. His female

counterpart was Mikki Queen (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), a ¥105

million (about US$886,000) JRHA Select Yearling Sale acquisition

who annexed this year’s G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)

(video) and G1 Shuka Sho (video).

Leontes (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) secured champion

2-year-old male honors courtesy of a late-closing score in the

G1 Asahi Hai Futurity (video), while Major Emblem (Jpn) (Daiwa

Major {Jpn}) validated favoritism in the G1 Hanshin Juvenile

Fillies’ S. (video) to lock up that division. Copano Rickey (Jpn)

(Gold Allure {Jpn}) successfully defended his title in the

G1 February S. (video) and was named the country’s champion

dirt horse.

Wednesday’s Results:

JANUARY CUP H., HK$3,000,000 (US$387,012), Happy Valley,

1-6, 3yo/up, 1800mT, 1:48.52 (NSR), gd.

1–#FLAME HERO (NZ), 117, g, 6, Savabeel (Aus)--Rhysess (NZ)

(GSW-NZ), by Pins (Aus). (NZ$28,000 Ylg ‘11 NZBSEL;

NZ$240,000 2yo ‘11 NZBRTR). O-Amy Li & April & Ben Tsui; B-C

B Turner & Waikato Stud 2001 Ltd; T-Peter Ho; J-Derek Leung;

HK$1,710,000. Lifetime Record: 28-7-4-3, HK$7,697,500.

2--Romantic Touch (Aus), 120, g, 5, Northern Meteor (Aus)--

Dearness (Aus), by Snippets (Aus). O-Ming Shui Sum & Alice

Ming. HK$660,000.

3--Kabayan (Aus), 115, g, 6, Haradasun (Aus)--Tarlaquena (NZ),

by Don Eduardo (NZ). O-Julian Hui & Michele Monique Reis.

HK$345,000.

Margins: HF, NO, NO. Odds: 18-1, 49-10, 12-1.

Also Ran: Got Fly (Fr), Mr Gnocchi (Aus), Top Act (NZ), Helene

Super Star, Khaya (NZ), Harbour Master, Ensuring (GB), Rainbow

Chic (Ire), Pleasure Gains (GB). Cont. p10

Maurice winning in Hong Kong

HKJC photo

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Worldwide Report cont.

Winless in five tries around the city oval, but three times

second, Flame Hero got over the hump to record a first big-race

victory in new stakes-record time in the lone pattern race of the

season at Happy Valley.

A respectable fifth behind future Horses of the Year Designs

on Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) and Able Friend (Aus)

(Shamardal) in the 2014 Hong Kong Derby, Flame Hero had won

but once in 16

appearances since and

was exiting an eighth-

place effort in a Class

1 over 1400 meters

Dec. 13. On the plus

side, he was beaten

just 3 1/2 lengths by

top 4-year-old Sun

Jewellery (Aus)

(Snitzel {Aus}) and the

form of that race was

further franked when runner-up Multivictory (NZ) (Bachelor

Duke) returned to annex the Chinese Club Challenge Cup H.

Jan 1.

Flame Hero was settled in about midfield as Romantic Touch

set the pace from Khaya (NZ) (Librettist), a demanding one at

first before backing it down a bit through the middle furlongs.

Got Fly, second in last year’s Derby, raced prominently and

went up to tackle underneath the pacesetter as they raced

inside the final 300 meters, but Derek Leung had saved all the

ground and scraped the paint to make it a line of three from the

rail nearing the furlong marker. Romantic Touch proved

stubborn on the engine and was able to subdue the bid of Got

Fly, but Flame Hero managed to find a bit extra and drove home

a narrow winner. Kabayan followed the move of the eventual

winner down the backstretch and closed off well from the latter

half of the pack to be third.

“The instruction was to let the horse run comfortably after the

start,” said Leung, who was chosen to represent Hong Kong for

the first time in December’s Longines International Jockeys’

Championship and was earning his second win at the domestic

group level. “He did not show fast early speed as before, but

traveled very smoothly on the rail. When I pushed the button,

he responded very well.” Click for the HKJC.com chart and

VIDEO.

Cont. from p1

Betting on horses, riding and training them are all very serious

pursuits indeed, and any attempt to trivialise them in the name

of entertainment is a mistake. A serious mistake. This isn't the

X-Factor.

No other sport seeks to cheapen its brand by taking its subject

more lightly. As the father of a 13-year-old girl who strangely -

but delightfully - craves every morsel of information about Stoke

City Football Club, it isn't someone having a laugh she wants to

watch. Instead, it is serious, informed content which drives her

nascent interest, delivered by individuals who have enthusiasm

for the sport and packaged in a highly informative fashion via

graphics, charts and video packages.

This kind of fan is a sentinel for interest in a sport, not those of

superficial leanings. And they deserve to be catered for first on

television.

Consider this early paragraph of a press release for BBC's

Match of the Day programme in July of this year: "The MOTD

team will continue to set the Saturday night agenda with

insightful punditry, new enhanced graphics and analysis tools.

Audiences can also enjoy…additional stats and analysis."

Is the BBC guilty of taking football too seriously?

Channel 4's viewing figures have to be a concern for the sport,

and it remains to be seen how the trend develops from 2017

onwards when ITV take over so-called terrestrial or mainstream

coverage of the sport, but their true cause remains outside the

grasp of anyone, including those who have addressed the issue

as if they understand it with perfect clarity.

It is a good point that a difference exists between popular and

populist. I don't pretend to understand the key to either, but

one is a state and the other an ambition. What is clear from the

commercial sector is that a lack of the former is not easy to put

right by a brazen ambition to be the latter.

Of all sports, racing should be wary of believing that the road

to entertainment is to stop taking itself too seriously. The

foundation of interest in the sport for the majority is betting,

and there isn't any activity more serious than parting with your

money.

Racing simply cannot afford to fall into the trap of cheapening

its brand in the name of entertainment. That's not the way the

world works. Instead, racing broadcasters need to think about

how coverage could be restructured and repackaged technically.

The format is still basically the same on every platform: too

many talking heads, too much chat and not enough visual and

technical innovation. Cont. p11

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James Willoughby cont. Too many races are run in the abstract. It might seem to thoseinvolved that others need to feel the excitement they do, butthis is an example of what psychologists call the "spotlighteffect" - the subjective belief that the world seems the sameway to everyone as it does to you. For most people who aren'tdirectly involved in a race, it doesn't matter enough who winsand who loses. Particularly who loses. To make a sport enthralling, somebodyhas to fail. Someone has to be eliminated, fired, relegated orembarrassed. Racing media is wary of this theme because thereis a strangling close-knit culture of deference. This is the obviouscontrast a viewer of both football and racing gets when listeningto ex-pros, for instance. Deference is boring. The man or woman on the street doesn'tcare that Louis van Gaal has won over 500 games as a manager;he or she is intrigued as to whether Manchester United canbreak out of their losing spell and alleviate the pressure on theirboss. A climate of baseless criticism is to nobody's advantage,but intelligent appraisal hasn't much in common withgenuflection. Nowadays, sport needs to tell it like it is via fact,data and expert, unfettered opinion. Sporting events cannot become abstracted fromconsequences, as too many races shown on television havebecome. That's when viewers stop caring. The job of thebroadcaster is to load an event with anticipation using both artand artifice. It's hard to do that when there are races every fiveminutes, but switching to a less loaded schedule requires thebroadcaster to do more preparation, more packages, moregraphics, more interviews, all of which requires more money. The truth may be gloomy as far as viewing figures areconcerned. Racing is a highly nuanced sport which drivesinterest in it mainly because of its technicalities - not in spite ofthem. Visit any betting shop and knowledge of the sport'stechnicalities is probably higher over the null than for any othersport. I know this because I used to work there. Some sports cannot be repackaged in ways consistent withmass-market tastes. They learn to get better while staying trueto themselves. Golf, for instance, is a great example of a highlynuanced sport which would greatly diminish in entertainment iftournaments were not over multiple days. There is no chancethat pitch-and-putt could become popular, whereas Twenty20cricket is (in relative terms). This doesn't mean that golf is failingto exploit an opportunity, even though a shortened form of thegame has been discussed. Racing just isn't crash-bang-wallop. Its themes are involved;the pleasure from it comes because of the feeling of expertisein the aggregate. It isn't guilty of taking itself too seriously, andneither are those responsible for Channel 4 Racing. Just as theworld has changed since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, it is betterto think space age than stone age.